Moshi Monsters

For Release: Thursday, 26th Feb, 2pm GMT

LONDON, UK – Mind Candy (developers of the online game for kids, Moshi Monsters) today announced that over 1.5 million Monsters have now been adopted at www.moshimonsters.com. The free-to-play online children’s game with an educational twist announces explosive worldwide growth since its recent launch.

CEO of Mind Candy, Michael Smith, commented: "We’ve been absolutely amazed by the early growth of Moshi Monsters. Every month hundreds of thousands of children from all over world are joining the community and adopting their own pet monster. Children love the social gaming element while parents appreciate the educational qualities of the puzzle games.”

The company also revealed a number of new updates to the game recently including “Moshlings”, collectable pet Monsters that vary in rarity and style.

With over 40 Moshlings to collect in total, the race is already on to see who can capture the full set. The winner will be honoured with their very own in-game statue built on Main Street within Monstro City to celebrate this great achievement!

Moshi Monsters is a world of adoptable pet monsters, an exciting cross between a virtual pet, social network and educational puzzle games site for kids. The puzzles test a variety of skills including basic maths, spatial awareness, logic, counting, anagrams and vocabulary. Moshi Monsters is free to play, allowing kids to adopt their own pet monster and play games online with millions of other children across the world.

To create your free Moshi Monster and enter a world of fun and puzzles visit www.moshimonsters.com

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PRESS INFORMATION

Mind Candy

Edward Relf

Head of Marketing

ed@mindcandy.com

www.mindcandy.com

www.moshimonsters.com

For artwork & press materials relating to this press release visit http://www.moshimonsters.com/artassets

ABOUT MIND CANDY

Mind Candy was established in 2004 by CEO Michael Smith, UK based entrepreneur who previously founded Firebox.com and Second Chance Tuesday. He currently runs Mind Candy, a social gaming company that created the global treasure hunt Perplex City and more recently launched the highly successful children’s social gaming site Moshi Monsters. For more information on Mind Candy visit www.mindcandy.com

ABOUT MOSHI MONSTERS

Moshi Monsters is a world of adoptable pet monsters, an exciting cross between a virtual pet, social network and educational puzzle games site for kids. The puzzles test a variety of skills including basic maths, spatial awareness, logic, counting, anagrams and vocabulary. Over 1.5 million monsters have been adopted at the site to date, 13m friendships made, and over 30m puzzle sessions played! For more information on Moshi Monsters visit www.moshimonsters.com